LIVE GAME Round 9 versus Sharks

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TigerNeddyK said:
Jared Heywood would handle the attack side with ease .. his service from dummy half and his attack is first rate ,, I do worry about his defence still , he is not known for his line speed or hitting strength in the tackle just yet .. but if they can somehow protect him he would definitely help our go toward and getting the forwards running onto the ball
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I do not think he is ready for grade yet - he will replace Api - but in good time. Let's not ruch his development and cruel him.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
I think yesterday showed that Api is probably the most important player on our team... he really is the heart & soul of the club. Everything we noticed about the forwards being off, not attacking with our defence, poor line speed etc is all the thing that Api leads us in. Gonna be a tough next 2 games without him.
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Disagree.
Our forwards were gassed because they were forced by the backs to perform far too many tackles….170 more than Cronulla did.
One over 60, 2 more over 50 and another 4 over 30.
For comparison, only 1 Sharks forward cracked 30.
Play with more discipline and this problem largely goes away.
 
Jolls said:
I clearly recall Dylan Edwards having one of those games early in his career. Hooked part way through the game - he needs to go and get some more reps and come back in with a solid centre inside him. Toa is cooked and probably needs to be medically retired.
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I recall Manu Vatuvai having a shocker under the high ball... i think against Parra years back...just went from bad to worse.
He got over that one
 
Tucker said:
Disagree.
Our forwards were gassed because they were forced by the backs to perform far too many tackles….170 more than Cronulla did.
One over 60, 2 more over 50 and another 4 over 30.
For comparison, only 1 Sharks forward cracked 30.
Play with more discipline and this problem largely goes away.
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Being an old tackle machine back in the day yep a few bad backs can destroy a side. The backs have never understood how much work and worth goes into a forwards effort just like a politician thinks that money can come out of thin air.
 
Twodogs said:
Benji is slow to hook and when he does it's sometimes the wrong player. Still learning though.
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I think Benji believes that it’s better to let the player try and pull through it on their own, rather than gutting them by hooking them.
I guess we’ll only know if that works in future games.
I think we all want to see the kid learn from that and come out the other side a better player. Only time will tell.
And one more thing, I know the game didn’t really suit but I was very disappointed in Hunt. He had one or two runs then disappeared , finally being replaced by Seyfarth. I was just expecting more against his old club.
 
I think the loss of Doueihi early killed any chance we had of putting in a good show yesterday. Might not have won, but I’m sure we would’ve scored more points if he stayed on. He has been an integral part of our attack all season. It was already a big task without API, but losing Doueihi tipped us over the edge, imo.
 
Flippedy said:
I think the loss of Doueihi early killed any chance we had of putting in a good show yesterday. Might not have won, but I’m sure we would’ve scored more points if he stayed on. He has been an integral part of our attack all season. It was already a big task without API, but losing Doueihi tipped us over the edge, imo.
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Throw in KKP. Probably not Sam, cos the game was gone by that point. Those didn’t help, but you can’t use them as a crutch. The way they have performed this year, you expect them to still put in under adversity. They don’t have to win, but if the effort is there and they make the opposition work hard, you can cop that. They didn’t do that in the second half. They just capitulated. And the worse thing is it can easily snowball in the next couple weeks against a desperate and due Storm, and Manly who speak for themselves. All of the early season results can easily come undone over the next fortnight. And the mounting injuries won’t do us any favours.
 
Tucker said:
Disagree.
Our forwards were gassed because they were forced by the backs to perform far too many tackles….170 more than Cronulla did.
One over 60, 2 more over 50 and another 4 over 30.
For comparison, only 1 Sharks forward cracked 30.
Play with more discipline and this problem largely goes away.
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Completely agree with your evaluation of our forwards work rate...the discipline that this team has at times is absolutely daunting..they are NRL players that are paid very well to perform at this level...
The one thing that really irks me at the moment is that Toa is a fg centre,and I can't for the life of me understand why Benji persists with him,his position is one that highly depends on defense,sorry to say his is shocking ...I played a lot of centre and wing in my day and my coach would have absolutely kicked my butt if I performed like Toa did on Sunday,and I was just a country kid playing for my home team..
Let's all look ahead to next week and see if things can get better for us...love your input Tucker..
 
I've tried telling people on here that Tavana just isn't ready for first grade yet. Yes he's great attacking in the air and at finishing opportunities.
But that's it at this stage. No pace, no power, struggles to make metres, weak in defence. He's only young and just needs time to develop the rest of his game in the anonymity of NSW cup.

Skelton must play this week, but who could come in for toa and Sukkar who were atrocious. We have zero depth at hooker, centre or second row. Seyfarth cannot start there. Geyer? But he's been playing prop in cup
 
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